Embroidering-machine.



, PATBNTBD MAY 24, 1904. G. L. BOURQUIN L R. LfoEB.

BMBRUIDERING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. e. 169s.

N0 MODEL.

No. 761,028. PATENTBD MAY `24, 1904` G. L. BOURQUIN & B.. LOEB.

EMBROIDERING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 6. 1898. N0 MODEL.

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No. 761,028.- PATENTED MAY 24, 1904. G. L. BOURQUIN & R. LOEB. EMBROIDERING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. e. 189s.

N0 MODEL.

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EMBROIDBRING MACHINE. APPLIoATIoN FILED AUG. e. 199e.

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N0. 761,028. PATBNTBD MAY 24, 1904.

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EMBROIDBRING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 6. 1898. NO MODEL.

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' UNITED STATES Patented May 21, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAVE LOUIS BOURQUIN, OF MERCHANTVILLE, AND RUDOLF LOEB, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNORS, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO LOEB AND SCHOENFELD COMPANY, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, A

CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

ENIBROIDERING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 761,028, dated Maly 24, 1904.

Application filed August 6, 1898. Serial No. 687,946. (No model.)

To /LZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that we, GUs'rAvE LOUIS BOUR-` I I The object of our invention is to improve the construction of the machine so that more perfect work can be produced and the mechanism will be more under the control of the operator, as fully described hereinafter.

2O In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front View of our improved embroideringmachine. Fig. 2 is a plan View, partly in section. Fig. 3 is an end view. Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line 1 4, Fig. 2. Fig. 5

is a transverse section on the line 5 5, Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a rear view of the machine. Fig. 7

is an enlarged perspective view of the clutch.

Fig. 8 is a horizontal section through one of the pantographs. Fig. 9 is a side View of the head of the pantograph.

view of the instrument used forv removing they fabric from the frame. Fig. 16 is a section on the line 16 16, Fig. 2. Fig. 17 is a side' view of Fig. 16. ,Fig 18 is a plan View of a modified form of the machine. Fig. 19 is an end view of the same, and Fig. 2O is a front view of the same.

Referring to Fig. 1, the fabric G to be embroidered is stretched in a frame G upon pins Fig. 10 is a detachedy perspective View of the slide-carrying pawl.l

or tenter-hooks, and the bar g and screws g are employed to properly stretch the said fabric. A pattern-board F is secured to the frame G', and to this board is attached the pattern to be followed in embroidering the fabric. Pantograph-plates E and E are secured at eitherlend of the frame G', upon which the wheels of the pantographs, herein- 5 5 after described, act to move the plates and frame in any desired direction as the embroidering progresses, the line of the pattern being moved across the index-point D on the main frame A. of the machine by the operation of the devices which control the wheels, as hereinafter explained. In order to allow of this movement of the frame G and its fabric,

it is necessary that the former should be hung so that it will require a very slight effort/to move it up or down or to the right or left or diagonally, the movement being always in the same plane. To provide for this motion, I make -use of a shaft G2, having pulleys G3. The

said shaft has its bearings on standards A of the machine. To counterbalance the weight of the frame G, weights are secured to bands G4, which pass over the pulleys G3. By thus having both ends of the frame counterbalanced lthe necessity of providing brace-rods i to strengthen the shaft G2, as heretofore where the counter-balance was at one end only, is done away With. Secured to the bands G4 are flanged wheels G, upon which tracks GG are supported. These tracks are secured to the frame G by screw-rods g2.

We will now describe the actuating mechanism and the pantograph and embroidering devices. v 1 The power is applied by a belt to a pulley 85 B, and there is a friction clutch or coupling B' between the said pulley andthe main driving-shaft C, so that the shaft can be stopped by operating lever b or by an automatic stopmotion, as described hereinafter. Keyed to shaft C is a brake-wheel B2, having an enlargement upon its periphery. is a lever pivoted at Z22 to a bracket secured to the machine. The short arm of the lever is provided with a brakeshoe 63, while the long arm of the lever passes under an arm L* of the lever b, so that when the lever b is moved in one direction it forces the brake-shoe against the brake-wheel B2 and holds it rigid while the enlargement on the surface of the brake-wheel jams against the brake-shoe, thus stopping the machine within one revolution of the shaft C. The lever is automatically operated by the clutch-operating mechanism, which is connected to the lever by an arm 65 and connecting-rod b". The arm b5 engages with the end of the lever which operates the clutch B', more fully described hereinafter. Upon the shaft C is mounted a beveled gear-wheel which meshes with a gearwheel upon a counter-shaft C', (shown in Fig. 2,) which in turn is geared to a shaft C2 at the back of the machine and running parallel with the shaft C. Mounted on the shafts C and C2 are eccentrics c c. (More clearly shown in Fig. 4.) Through these eccentrics c c motion is imparted to the pantographs H and H', situated one on each side of the pantograph-plate E at one end of the machine, and also the pantographs H2 and H3 at the opposite end of the machine. Thus it will be seen that the four pantographs act upon the plates E and E simultaneously and are driven in unison.

The details of the pantograph are more clearly shown in Figs. 4, 8, and 9. Referring to Fig. 8, which is a horizontal section, 7L is a hollow shaft mounted loosely in the casting 7L'. A center screw /L2 is provided to resist the end pressure upon the shaft. Secured to shaft /L is the head J, having bearings y', in

l which is journaled the shaft J', carrying the pantograph-wheel J2. The wheels J2V of the pantographs bear directly against the plate E and act in unison, the pressure being' exerted by the spring /L2 of the `pantograph H'. (See Fig. 4.)

Motion is imparted to the wheel J2 as follows: In the present construction of the machine it is desired to have all the pantographs receive motion, thus equalizing the pressure upon the plates E and E'. To give this desired rotary motion to each of the several wheels J 2, a bell-crank lever c' is pivoted to a bearing c2 on the frame of the machine. l (See Fig. 4C.) Said lever is connected at one end to the eccentric-strap adapted to the eccentric c on the driving-shaft, while the other end is bifurcated and engages with studs 7L", projecting from a collar /l (More clearly shown in Fig. 8.) This collar turns loosely upon a sleeve it, which slides upon the shaft 7a, said shaft being provided with slots to permit the pin L passing through it. The pin t carries a rod y" connected to a lever f2, on which is pivoted a pa'wl f3, engaging with a ratchet-wheel j* on lthe shaft J 3. A roller v7c is also mounted on lever f2, which on its return motion acts upon the cam 1' on the slide K. (Shown more clearly in Fig. 10.) Pivoted to the end of this slide is another pawl,`c2, which acts upon the ratchet-wheel jf. A spring k3, secured to the jaw j, tends to return the slide K to its normal position when out of engagement with roller la. A gear-wheel J4 is ses cured on the shaft J 3 and meshes with a gearwheel J 5 on the shaft J G, on which is a worm J 2, which meshes with a worm-wheel J 8 on the shaft J', said worm-wheel being secured to the wheel J2. Thus it will be seen that an intermittent motion is imparted to the'wheel J2, moving the frame which carries the. fabric.

The cams for driving the pantographs are so timed that the fabric will move only when the needles are withdrawn.

1t is desirable when making extra fine work to reduce the speed of the movement. This result may be attained by removing the slide K, the effect of which is to give the ratchetwheel 7" a single movement instead of the double movement which is obtained when the slide K is in action. The removal of the slide K, carrying the auxiliary pawl k2, may be accomplished by releasing the connecting-rod j' from its retaining-pin 7L, so that the arm f2 may be pushed out of the way to permit the passage of the cam /r/ on the slide K past the roller 7c and ratchet-wheel jf. After this has been done thc connecting-rod may be returned to its normal position and held by the pin 7L, when the desired single movement of the ratchet-wheel 7" may be secured. The shaft G has also mounted upon it cams c2 and c3, which give motion, through arms l and I2, to the rock-shaft I, on which are mounted arms I3, giving motion to the needles, a description of which is clearly given in the patent above referred to.

In the present machine there is provided a device for throwing the needles out of action. This is more-clearly shown in Figs. 11 and 12. In the end of the arm I' is secured a small shaft z', on which a roller z" is loosely mounted, which is acted upon by the cam c2 on the shaft C.' A shifting-rod L, mounted in brackets, extends to a point within the reach of the operator. A bracket l is bolted to the shifting-rod and is provided with arms Z', extending on both sides of the roller i'. Thus, it will be seen, by moving the rod L longitudinally the roller c" will be moved out of the path of the cam c2, allowing the arm I' to fall, thus withdrawing the arm I3, which controls the needles.' Y

The pantographs, needles, and loopers are controlled in a manner similar to that described in the former patent alluded to above, except provision'is madefor controlling all the pantogra-phs in the present instance.

The shaft M is governed by the handle m on the shaft carrying the .index-point D and is provided with gears operating the pantographs H and H2 and also the needles. Said shaft imparts motion, through the train of gearing, to the shaft M', on which is mounted a gear-wheel m2, giving motion, through an IOO intermediate gear-wheel m3, to a shaft m2, on which is mounted agear-wheel which controls the pantograph H3. This shaft is also provided with a gear-wheel mi, giving motion, through an intermediate gear-wheel m3, to the shaft M3, which controls the loopers and imparts motion, through the intermediate gear-wheel m3, to the shaft M4, having a gearwheel which controls the pantograph H.

The shaft M3 has an end motion for operating the loopers, fully described inthe patent alluded to. The means of obtaining this end motion, however, in the presentinstance is as follows: On the shaft C at the end of the machine is an eccentric N, (see Fig. 6,) which gives motion to the rod N through the medium of the eccentric-rod, bell-crank lever n, and connecting-rod n. The rod N is provided with an arm N2, engaging with a sleeve on the shaft M3, thus imparting to it the desired end motion. The driving-gears in the present instance are secured to the shaft M3 and move with it, they being made wide enough to allow for the movement of the shaft without being thrown out of engagement with the intermediate gears m5 and on.

We provide a stop-motion which is actuated when any one of the threads breaks, so that the machine will be immediately stopped.` At the rear of the machine back of each looper is a stop-lever P2, through which the thread is guided. This lever has an arm p3.

Extending along the rear of the machine is a shaft P, which is driven by a shaft C3 through a train of gears p. On the shaft P are sleeves 2f, having lugs.l These sleeves are arranged under each stop-motion lever P2 and are so arranged in respect thereto that when any one of the threads breaks the arm p2 of that particular stop-motion lever will drop into the -path of a revolving lug and will immediately stop the rotation of the shaft P. Mounted loosely on the shaft P is'a clutchhead R, and secured to this clutch-head is a gear-wheel r, Fig. 7, which is one of the train of gearsp mentioned above. The opposite clutch-head R is splined to the shaftP so that it will turnv with it but is free to slide thereon. The two abutting faces of the clutch-heads R and Rl have two bevel-teeth r' in the present instance, and on thel clutch-head R is a flange r2, eX-

tending around a portion of the head, and this lflange prevents the clutch-head Rl from Aengaging the clutch-head R until a complete revolution of the shaft has been made. Thus we are enabled to equalize the strain on the shaft by having the two clutch-teeth. This clutch is provided for the purpose of stopping the machine should any one of the embroidering-threads break. Upon the breaking of any one of the embroidering-threads and the consequent stoppage of the shaft P the continued rotation of the clutch-head R, which is mounted loosely on the shaft P through the medium ol a train of gears, will cause the clutch-head R' to back away from the head R and will come in contact with one arm of the lever S,

the other arm of this lever engaging the sleeve of the clutch B', before described, releasing the clutch and stopping the main drivingshaft.

Referring to'Figs. ,16, and 17, there is shown a locking device which is provided to prevent the lever T from being moved. Said lever operates the thread-cutters and if moved while the machine is running will result in the breaking of the needles. r he lever T is prevented from being raised by a projection z5 on the latch-lever t', the upper end of which extends under a pin t3, projecting from a hand-plate t3, which must be pressed down before the latch can be opened, thereby withdrawing the rod t", which moves the stop p3, so that it will engage with the lug p on the stop-shaft P, thus causing the machine to be stopped before the lever T can be raised.

In Fig. 5 a tension device U is shown for keeping the thread taut. This is more clearly shown in Fig. 13. It consists of a casing U', in which is a spring u acting on a rod, said rod having a forked upper end through which the threads u2 travel.

Fig. 'Mis a cross-section of the frame on which is attached the fabric. It consists of an angle-iron g3, to which a plate .f/is riveted, and to this plate are secured the pins or tenterhooks, over which the fabric is placed. The plate g* is bent so that the points of the pins will be level with the surface of the main portion of the plate, so that when the fabric is being placed on thev frame the operatormay place the edge of it over the hooks or pins by rapidly passing his fingers over the plate g4 without the necessity of his fingers coming in contact with the points of the hooks.

Tn Fig. 15 there is shown a device for removing the fabric from the hooks. This consists of a strip of wood V, having a rounded portion o, which is used as a handle. A plate /v is secured to one side of the strip V. This is pressed between the fabric and the plate g3, thereby removing the fabric from the pins.

A modified form of the driving mechanism is shown in Figs. 18, 19, andQO. In this form we use a sprocket-chain to drive the stopshaft P, said chain being driven by a gear W on the driving-shaft C, which meshes with an intermediate gear w, secured to the sprocketwheel w, over which the chain passes. This device can readily be used with my improved brake mechanism and the clutch which allows a complete revolution before it falls back in engagement, which is sufficient time to stop Athe machine, and thus avoid breaking the chain.

It will be seen by the above description that we are enabled to drive the four pantograph mechanisms inunison, thus insuring proper movement of the frame carrying the material to be embroidered, and by this arrangement IOO IlO

We can construct a much larger machine than heretofore.

Although we have shown and described in the present application special mechanism for effecting' the stoppage of the machine, which mechanism may be operated manually or automatically bythe breaking of any one of the threads, such mechanism is not claimed herein, but forms the subject of a divisional application for patent, iiled May 3, 1904, Serial No. 206,235.

We provide mechanism by which the stopmotion acts immediately upon the breaking of a thread and in which the threadfcutters cannot be operated without the machine is irst stopped.

W e claim as our invention- 1. The combination in an embroidering-machine, of a pantograph-plate, a carrier, a pantograph -wheel mounted thereon, a ratchetwheel, a shaft carrying said ratchet-wheel, worm-gearing between the ratchet-wheel shaft and the pantograph-wheel, a driven eccentric, a connecting-rod, a lever, and a pawl engaging with the ratchetwheel and operated through the medium of the lever, substantially as described.

2. The combination in an embroidcring-machine, of the needle mechanism and loopcr mechanism, a carrying-frame for the material, pantographplates on each end of the said frame,pantograph-carriers mounted at opposite sides of each plate and having' pantographwheels bearing against the plates, means for operating the pantographs in unison, a shaft for controlling the position of the pantograph- Wheels, said shaft gearing with the two front pantograph mechanisms and with the needle mechanisl'n, a rear shaft gearing with the loopers and short shafts gearing with the two rear pantographcarriers and with the looper-shaft and intervening gearing between the main shaft and one of the rear pantograph-shafts, substantially as described.

3. The combination in an embroidering-machine, of the thread-cutting device, a lever for operating the same, a locking device for said lever, said locking device consisting of a bracket on which is pivoted a latch adapted to engage said operating-lever, a rock-shaft, a plate'pivoted to said rock-shaft, a pin carried by said plate and adapted to act upon the pivoted latch, a stop-shaft, a lug thereon, and a connecting-rod, said connecting-rod being attached to an arm carried by the rock-shaft and serving to operate an arm which engages with the lug of the stop-shaft, substantially as described.

4. The combination in an embroidering-ma chine, of the needles, a rock-shaft for operating the same, a main driving-shaft and a device for throwing said rock-shaft out of engagement with the main driving-shaft, consisting of an arm Amounted on the rocl-shaft, a shaft on which slides a roller, a cam on the main driving-shaft, a hand-rod for Withdrawing the roller from engagement with said cam, arms for supporting said rod, and a spring adapted to hold it in its normal position, substantially as described.

5. The combination with an embroideringmachine of the character described, of a tension device for the embroidering-tln'eads, said tension device comprisinga sliding rod forked at one end to receive the thread, an inclosing casing for said rod providinga vertical guide for the same, a washer carried by the rod, and a spring interposed between said washer and the base of the easing, substantially as described.

6. The combination in an embroidering-machine, of the pantograph-head, a feed-wheel mounted therein, ratchet mechanism for operating said feed-wheel, means for moving said ratchet mechanism, and a removable auX- iliary pawl combined with said ratchet mechanism, substantially as and for the purpose spccilied.

7. The combination in an embroidering-machine, of a pantograph-head, a feed-wheel mounted therein, a ratchet-wheel carried by said feed-wheel, a lever, a pawl on said lever engaging said ratchet-wheel, means for operating said lever, and a slide mounted in the head and having a pawl also engaging said ratchet-wheel, substantially as described.

8. The combination in an embroidering-machine, of the loopers, a shaft geared to said loopers, means for moving the shaft longitudinally, wide-faced gear-wheels on said shaft, pantograph-heads, gearing thereon, and a widefaced intermediate gear. meshing with the wide-faced gear of the looper-shaft, substantially as described.

9. The combinationin an embroidering-machine, of the loopers, a shaft geared thereto, pantograph-heads geared to the looper-shaft, a driven shaft, an eccentric thereon, a strap, a bell-crank lever connected to the eccentricstrap, a sliding bar connected to the lever andl having an arm engaging the looper-shaft, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses..

GUSTAVE LOUIS BOURQUIN. RUDOLF LOEB. Vitnesses:

WILL. A. BARR, Jos H. KLEIN.

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